WEBVTT THE NOTE SURE YOU WILSON FOUNDON HER SALON WAS NOT SO MUCH ASURPRISE AS IT WAS A REMINDER OFTHE RACISM SHE HAS FELT EVERSINCE SHE MOVED TO ELK GROVE 15YEARS AGO.>> IT'S KIND OF LIKE THE SOUTH,BUT IN CALIFORNIA.TOM: THAT WAS FOLLOWED BY RACISTGRAFFITI ON AN APARTMENTCOMPLEX.IN DECEMBER, TWO FRESHMEN MADE ASNAPCHAT VIDEO EXPOSING HATREDTOWARD AFRICAN-AMERICANS THATWENT VIRAL.>> IT IS NOT GETTING VIRAL -- ITIS NOT GETTING BETTER.NO.I CAN'T TELL YOU THAT IT ISGETTING WORSE, BUT IT IS NOTGETTING BETTER.TOM: THE CITY HAS RELEASEDRECOMMENDATIONS, INCLUDINGADDITIONAL STAFF TRAINING ONIMPLICIT BIAS AND USING RACIALHEALING CIRCLES WHERE GROUPS CANOPENLY TALK ABOUT RACE ISSUES.>> DECLARING OURSELVES AS A NOPLACE FOR A COMMUNITY IS VERYIMPORTANT TO THE CITY COUNCILAND OUR RESIDENTS.TOM: MANY BELIEVE THAT ISN'TENOUGH.>> I WAS REALLY SHOCKED ANDSADDENED BY THE RECOMMENDATIONS,WHICH I FOUND WHOLLY INCONGRUENTWITH THE PROBLEMS WE ARE FACINGHERE IN ELK GROVE.TOM: WILSON SAYS MUCH OF THEWORK WILL HAVE TO HAPPEN INSCHOOLS, HOPING TO OPEN THEMINDS OF CHILDREN BEFORE BIAS ORRACISM SETS IN.>> LET THEM KNOW THAT, IF YOUTREAT SOMEONE DIFFERENT JUSTBECAUSE OF THE COLOR OF THEIRSKIN, WHEN THEIR PARENTS DO IT

Elk Grove city leaders released a report Wednesday that suggests steps the city can take to help solve its problem with racism.

The report, completed by the American Leadership Forum-Mountain Valley Chapter, offers three recommendations: racial healing circles, staff training and a community survey.

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Healing circles are a strategy that focuses on racial healing through storytelling and sharing. Community groups made up of 10 people share their feelings on race and racism in a safe space.

The staff training is designed to “de-bias any system.” Staff members have already received two three-hour sessions.

Lastly, the survey would reach out to people who participated in two community forums on racism that occurred in October and November. The survey would ask about how valuable the forums were to participants and what they were able to achieve.

“Declaring ourselves as a 'No place for hate community' is very important to this city council and to our residents,” Deputy City Manager Kara Reddig said.

The report was published following several high profile incidents of racism within the city.

In September, a racist note was left on an Elk Grove salon. The next month, “KKK” was spray painted on an Elk Grove apartment complex. Then in December, a video of two Pleasant Grove High School freshmen's racist rant went viral.

Sharie Wilson, who owns DreamGirls Hair Salon, which was targeted in the racist note, said she is happy the city is addressing the issue but worries it isn’t going far enough.

“I think we need more sessions and I think we need some leadership classes,” Wilson said. “We need something else in Elk Grove to help with this situation because leaving it off where we left is not working.”

The city is taking one other big and expensive step not in the recommendations. It’s paying more than $150,000 for a diversity audit that will review hiring practices, current policies, salaries and more.